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Self-Compassion for Parents
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Can You Be Too Selfless in Your Relationships?

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Compassion literally means “to suffer together.” Among emotion researchers, it is defined as the feeling that arises when you are…
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Gratitude

Robert Emmons, perhaps the world’s leading scientific expert on gratitude, argues that gratitude has two key components, which he describes…
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Mindfulness means maintaining a moment-by-moment awareness of our thoughts, feelings, bodily sensations, and surrounding environment, through…
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Diversity

For the Greater Good Science Center, “diversity” refers to both an obvious fact of human life—namely, that there are many different…
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Are People Kinder in Racially Diverse Neighborhoods?
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Awe

Awe is the feeling we get in the presence of something vast that challenges our understanding of the world, like looking up at millions of…
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When researchers refer to the concept of social connection, they mean the feeling that you belong to a group and generally feel close to…
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Most of us probably don’t believe we need a formal definition of happiness; we know it when we feel it, and we often use the term to…
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Psychologists generally define forgiveness as a conscious, deliberate decision to release feelings of resentment or vengeance toward a person…
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The term “empathy” is used to describe a wide range of experiences. Emotion researchers generally define empathy as the ability to sense…
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Altruism is when we act to promote someone else’s welfare, even at a risk or cost to ourselves. Though some believe that humans are…
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What is Mindfulness?

Jon Kabat-Zinn discusses what mindfulness and meditation are really about: presence of heart.

Why Awe Is Such an Important Emotion

Dacher Keltner gives an overview of the young science of awe, from how it's expressed to its benefits for health and well-being.

Meditating with Kids

Want to teach kids a simple meditation? Here's how I do "loving kindness" meditation.

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Barbara Fredrickson suggests that positive emotions make us more resilient to setbacks, improve our relationships, and may even change our…

Overcoming the Skepticism to Mindfulness at Work

Dr. Jeremy Hunter, founding director and associate professor of practice at the Executive Mind Leadership Institute, explains how to combat…

Challenges to Gratitude

Gratitude may be good, Robert Emmons explains, but it isn't always easy. He considers some of the myths around gratitude and obstacles to…

Cultivating Gratitude in the Workplace

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